This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, along with the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as it appears

THEY ASK YOU ABOUT THE HOUR

Brief reading

He invokes it to compare the form of inquiry in the kalala with earlier forms of questions, indicating that the matter was the subject of a request for Qur’anic clarification and exposition.

Axes

  • legislative
  • methodological
  • asking for a ruling: 2
  • kalala: 1
  • asking: 1
  • Qur’anic clarification: 1

Its place in the network of concepts

It is linked to the way legal questions are presented in the text.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • support: 1

Instances of use

  • Towards New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence, p. 210: He invokes it to compare the form of inquiry in the kalala with earlier forms of questions, indicating that the matter was the subject of a request for Qur’anic clarification and exposition.
    • Concept: asking for a ruling
    • Function of the verse here: support
    • Textual citation: «Just as His saying – تعالى –: { يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ } (الأعراف ١٨٧) and { وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ } (الإسراء ٨٥)»

This page is presented within the general methodology of atlas construction.